Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari |
| 3 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari |
| 4 | Robert Manzon | Gordini |
| 5 | Jean Behra | Gordini |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper |
| 7 | Ken Wharton | Frazer Nash |
| 8 | Paul Frère | HWM |
| 9 | Alan Brown | Cooper |
| 10 | Stirling Moss | ERA |
| 11 | Peter Collins | HWM |
| 12 | Eric Brandon | Cooper |
| 13 | Charles de Tornaco | Ferrari |
| 14 | Lance Macklin | HWM |
| 15 | Robin Montgomerie-Charrington | Aston Butterworth |
| 16 | Tony Gaze | HWM |
| 17 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari |
| 18 | Prince Bira | Simca |
| 19 | Johnny Claes | Gordini |
| 20 | Roger Laurent | HWM |
| 21 | Arthur Legat | Veritas |
| 22 | Robert O'Brien | Simca |